The message received from ED Loren Khogali is as follows:

These have been an unprecedented couple of weeks as stakeholders in the criminal justice system adjust operations to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.  The Governor and the Michigan Supreme Court as well as local governments have made critical and significant changes that limit in-person contact and impact the way in which attorneys and indigent defendants are accessing courts in order to stop the transmission of COVID-19 and protect public safety.

The MIDC is gathering information to help assess whether remote access to counsel is being provided for the purpose of conducting attorney-client meetings under Standards 2 and counsel at first appearance under Standard 4.  We have created a very brief survey to help us track this information.  Please take a couple of minutes to help us gather this information.  Click this link to complete the MIDC attorney survey. The deadline to complete the survey is Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at 5:00pm.

Take the Survey here.

The survey is anonymous. However, if you are willing to have an MIDC Regional Manger follow up on the information you provided in your survey, please provide your contact information in the optional section.

We appreciate your assistance in gathering this important information.

Sincerely,

Loren Khogali, Executive Director

Loren Khogali, Executive Director

(she/her/hers)

Michigan Indigent Defense Commission

khogalil@PROTECTED

Cell: (517) 275-2845